Puppy trafficking is a cruel business

A REPORT on BBC Five Live news on December 6 stated that widespread puppy trafficking between the Republic of Ireland and British was reaching a very sad and disturbing level.

Puppy trafficking is a cruel business
Thu, 11 Dec, 2003 - 00:00

Young puppies are being transported from puppy farms in this country, packed in car boots, in the most smothering and cramped conditions, as many as 100 at a time, and taken across to the UK where they are sold for approximately stg£30 per animal.

They are then sold on by their new owners for anything up to five times the original price.

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